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Abbeville defensive lineman Zalen Hopkins (70) tackles a Central Catholic runner. Helping is Tyrin Doucette (23).

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Abbeville running back Justin Montgomery runs up field.

Abbeville plays smash-mouth football in win

After two games, the Abbeville Wildcats have shown nothing fancy with their offense. They play smash-mouth football. Hand the ball off and run it down the middle.
With a host of players carrying the football, the Wildcats got their first win of 2023, whipping Central Catholic of Morgan City 20-7. They finished with more than 200 yards rushing.
The Wildcats play host to North Vermilion next Friday.
Abbeville head coach Roderick Moy said he cannot play smash-mouth football three weeks in a row.

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VC quarterback Jonathan Dartez looks up field to throw the football. (Photo by Rickey Aube)

What a night for VC QB Jonathan Dartez

Vermilion Catholic junior quarterback Jonathan Dartez seems to be like a bottle of wine and gets better with time.
Playing in what could be his 26th high school football game, Dartez did something he has never done thus far.
In the 30-28 win over Ascension Episcopal on Friday, Dartez ran for an amazing 359 yards on 31 carries and scored three touchdowns.
He also completed six of eight passes for 52 yards and threw one interception.
In one game, Dartez accumulated 411 yards of offense.

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North Vermilion running back Tucker Denais takes a handoff from quarterback Logan Thompson during Friday’s game at Erath. North Vermilion won 23-15 in triple overtime.

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Erath quarterback Lynkon Romero (17) prepares to stiff-arm North Vermilion defensive back Khristian Allen (38) during their game Friday at Erath’s Robert J. Seugra Sr. Memorial Stadium.

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North Vermilion defensive back Gus Richard (15) squares up to tackle Erath running back Mason Hebert (3) during their non-district football game Friday.

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North Vermilion lines up against Erath's defense in overtime of their non-district game Friday at Erath High School.

Three-OT Thriller

ERATH — North Vermilion scored on the first play of the third overtime period, then held Erath to negative yards on its final possession to claim a 23-15 win over the Bobcats on Friday.
It was a thrilling win for the Patriots under first-year head coach Joe Heintz, and a tough loss for the Bobcats, who fell to 0-2.
“Hats off to our defense,” Heintz said. “I thought we played with tremendous effort, and what they do on offense is scary, because they’ve got weapons all over the place. We stepped up when we needed to on defense and made some stops.”

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VC kicker Dane Richoux (8) kicks the ball past Ascension defender Brandon Mitchell (16) while Jonathan Dartez holds. The field goal was a 30 yarder with 10 seconds left in the game.

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Hudson Hebert celebrates after the field goal.

VC's kicker nails the game-winner with 10 seconds left in the game

Most kickers dreams about kicking that game winning field. VC kicker Dane Richoux got to experience it Friday night on the road.
With 10 seconds left in the game, and the ball on the Ascension Episcopal 14 yard line, VC head coach Broc Prejean called on the kicking team to trot out there and win the game.
Richoux and holder Johnathan Dartez got in place and waited on the snap. It was an excellent snap from long snapper Andrew Prejean.

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Vermilion Parish Players of the Week Announced

Vermilion Catholic safety Ty Williams had a standout game for the Eagles in their season-opening 26-14 home win over Catholic High of New Iberia on Friday. Williams had 8.5 tackles, including two tackles for loss, and also forced a fumble and broke up two passes to earn Gulf Coast Bank Defensive Player of the Week honors. Presenting Williamswith his Player of the Week shirt is Murphy Guilbeaux of Gulf Coast Bank.

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